Decided "cow" is not irregular; strong stem
*gʷow generalized, and Brugmann's + Szerémenyi's yielded a uniform stem
ⲕⲟⲩ-.
"Water" (
ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲉⲣ) shows an irregular singular paradigm. The nom./acc./voc. shows the reflex of
*wódṛ; elsewhere the oblique stem
*uden- appears.
nom. ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲉⲣ
gen. ⲟⲧⲉⲥ
dat. ⲟⲧⲓⲛⲉ
ins. ⲟⲧⲓⲛⲙⲓ
loc. ⲟⲧⲓⲛⲓ
'Earth' shows a highly irregular paradigm. Note that the instrumental continues the original
*ǵʰmeh₁ and adds the usual
*-mi.
nom. ⲅⲇⲟⲩⲛ
gen. ⲅⲙ-ⲓⲥ
acc. ⲅⲇⲟⲩⲛ-ⲉⲛ
dat. ⲅⲙ-ⲉ
ins. ⲅⲙ-ⲉⲙⲓ
loc. ⲅⲙ-ⲓ
voc. ⲅⲇⲟⲛ
Other archaic paradigms mostly got levelled out, e.g.
ⲫⲟⲣ 'fire' is an unexceptional neuter consonant stem,